JANET STANFORD
PRODUCING ARTISTIC DIRECTOR
Janet Stanford is the 2017 winner of the Harold Oaks Award for Innovation in Theatre for Young Audiences (TYA). Since 1993, Janet has heightened the profile of professional theatre at Imagination Stage by commissioning more than 50 new works, adopting an Actors’ Equity contract, and successfully advocating for the inclusion of TYA productions in the Helen Hayes Awards. Janet has brought many distinguished artists to the theatre including artist/activist Rebecca Rice and playwrights David S. Craig, Charles Way, Karen Zacarias, Joan Cushing, Eric Coble, Barry Kornhauser, and Psalmayene 24. Under her leadership, the theatre has created educational plays for teens about biotechnology, introduced Theatre for the Very Young to audiences in the USA, co-produced and co-commissioned with other top TYA theatres both in the USA and abroad, and partnered with Health & Human Services organizations to bring theatre experiences to non-traditional audiences. Janet has traveled on grants from S. America, to Europe and Asia in search of new partners and inspiration for Imagination Stage programs. She has twice been nominated for Helen Hayes Awards for Best Director and has written several plays for children including The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe, Aladdin’s Luck, and Dickens’ Davy Copperfield.
MEGHANN BABO-SHROYER
MANAGING DIRECTOR
Meghann Babo-Shroyer joined Imagination Stage as Associate Managing Director in January of 2018. With executive and senior staff, Meghann has worked to improve the organization’s financial controls while supporting strategic planning, fundraising, and administrative operations, and playing a key role in the pandemic crisis-response. Previously, Meghann was Director of Foundation and Government Relations at the Shakespeare Theatre Company. In this senior position, she met or exceeded her fundraising goals for five consecutive years, deepened the organization’s partnerships with new and existing funders, and was instrumental in crafting the organization’s case for support and other messaging. Over the past decade, Meghann has also worked for Olney Theatre Center, the DC Youth Orchestra Program, and has consulted for The A.R.T. She has served as a grant panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts, Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, and the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. Meghann was a panelist at the TCG Envisioning the Future of Theater for Young Audiences convening. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Musical Theatre from Wilkes University and a Master of Public Administration from Indiana State University.
JOANNE SEELIG LAMPARTER
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR – EDUCATION & THEATRE FOR CHANGE
Joanne Seelig Lamparter joined Imagination Stage in 2014. As Director of Education and Theatre for Change she has led the organization’s school and community partnerships, theatre arts training programs, and the development of new work based on youth voices . Under Joanne’s leadership Imagination Stage’s youth programming has been featured at international festivals, national conferences, at local universities and even on Capitol Hill! An arts educator with over 18 years of experience she has administered programs for Smithsonian, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, The National Building Museum and Capitol Hill Arts Workshop. Joanne has a passion for arts education research and was a Research Assistant on the Cultures of Thinking project at Harvard’s Project Zero. Joanne has served as a grants panelist for the National Endowment for the Arts, Theatre Communications Group, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Maryland State Arts Council. She has taught in a variety of educational settings including theatres, museums, public schools, and juvenile detention centers. Joanne currently serves as a theatre education advisor for the PBSKids series, Pinkalicious. She holds a Masters in Arts in Education from the Harvard Graduate School of Education and a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre from Washington University.
FOUNDER
Bonnie Fogel
ADMINISTRATIVE
David R. Whitney
Director of Operations
Kira Burri
Database & IT Associate
Courtney Cavallo
HR & Business Coordinator
Jolene Robichaud
Database & Analytics Manager
Janeth Saenz
Staff Accountant
EDUCATION & ARTISTIC
Kathryn Chase Bryer
Associate Artistic Director
Nikki Kaplan
Associate Director of Education
Claire Bancroft Loos
Education Program Manager
Alison Gee
Senior Faculty: Elementary
Marcia Howard
Senior Faculty: Dance
Rakeem Lawrence
Education Coordinator
Danielle Mathers
School Partnerships Manager
David Stern
Director of Digital Media
Scott S. Turner
Access Coordinator
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Chelsey Christensen
Director of Development
Jessica Pettit
Director of Marketing and Communications
Sean Byrne
Development Manager
Jeremy A. Jackson
Theatre Marketing & Field Trip Specialist
Kanea MacDonald
Marketing Coordinator – Education & Community Outreach
Jan McNamara
Senior Development Manager/Institutional Advancement
PATRON SERVICES
Taylor Gulotta
Guest Experience & House Management Associate
Jeremy A. Jackson
Theatre Marketing & Field Trip Specialist
PRODUCTION
Laura Sperling
Production Manager
John Elder
Technical Director
Danielle Harris
Scenic Charge Artist
Anna Klinger
Costume Shop Manager
Bethany Regalbuto
Master Electrician
IMAGINATION STAGE
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
(OFFICERS)
Patrick O’Neil
PRESIDENT
Jessica Boger
SECRETARY
Lara Oerter
TREASURER
Cathy S. Bernard
Mara Bralove
Ginger Huang Dietrich
Chris Hertz
David Hurwitz
Margo Sadow
Carolyn Schugar
VICE PRESIDENTS
BOARD OF TRUSTEES (MEMBERS)
Ashley Bronczek
Ashley Burke
Julia Harman Cain
Katie Chowdhry
Nina DiSandro
Brian Drujak
Claire Duran
Camille G. Fesche
Bonnie Fogel
Julianna Goldman
Jack Haake
Louisa Imperiale
Michelle Johnstone
Sara Lange
Catherine S. Leggett
Lynne J. Lightfoote, MD
Pilar Frank O’Leary
Mike Patel
Dushanti Peiris
Lily Qi
Jaclyn Rapaport
Jessica A. Springsteen
Janet Stanford
Antonio Tijerino
Chengbiao “Cheng” Tu
Jim Young
PRESIDENT EMERITUS
George Little, 2017-2019
Kim Greenfield Alfonso, 2015- 2017
Susan Lacz, 2011-2013
Mark Richardson 2009-2011
Wayne Hunley, 2007-2009
Stephen A. Hayes, 2005-2007
Sally Rosenberg, 2003-2005
Robert G. Brewer, Jr., 2000-2003
J.J. Finkelstein, 1998-2000
Mita Schaffer, 1996-1998
Nancy T. Greenspan, 1994-1996
Jerry Morenoff, 1992-1994
Barbara J. Gottschalk, 1990-1992
Gail L. Jacobs, 1988-1990
Frank Allen Philpot, 1986-1988
LEGAL COUNSEL
Lerch, Early & Brewer, Chtd.
IMAGINATION STAGE DC
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
(OFFICERS)
Dr. Kim Woodson Barnette
PRESIDENT
Nichole Francis Reynolds
PRESIDENT-ELECT
Gabrielle Mallory
SECRETARY
Chris Taylor
TREASURER
BOARD OF TRUSTEES (MEMBERS)
Renee Abbott Lewis
Scott Deutchman
Bonnie Fogel
LaShelle “Shelley” Franklin
Monica Gregorio
Bruce Johnson
Janet Stanford
Yasemin Washington
Maura White
PRESIDENT EMERITUS
Kim Greenfield Alfonso, 2017-2019